Re: John Kenneth Galbraith takes the Great Society to 10-3-39

Jeff Davis wrote:
stephenj wrote:

Kokopeli wrote:

"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness."



what is "selfish" about not wanting to pay high taxes for social welfare programs?


What's "self"ish about grinding the bones of widows and orphans to make fill for your driveway?

what's selfish about preferring the easter bunny to the tooth fairy? ok, now that i've matched you in going off-point, how about getting back on?

--
"when i visited Aden before collectivization,
all the markets were full of fish product. After
collectivization, the fish immediately disappeared."

- Aleksandr Vassiliev, Soviet KGB official
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